When you leave school, you get to choose that next step. For many, that’s exciting! For others, a little daunting.
School Leavers Information Kit
A government website that explores your post-school options from online study to apprenticeships, to enrolling in uni away from home or fast tracking your career kickoff through a traineeship or short course.
The School Leavers Information Kit is a great place to start.
Take a Look
Understand your options
Left school early or didn’t get the mark you hoped for? You have options.
This resource from national youth mental health foundation, Headspace, provides the perspective that it’s fairly common to be confused or uncertain about your future. There are lots of different pathways in life, and you never know where yours will take you!
The factsheet
Choose where to study
The ComparED website provides prospective students with relevant and transparent information about Australian higher education institutions from the perspective of current students and recent graduates.
ComparED
Figure out your apprenticeship
The Australian Government Apprenticeships website has everything you need to know about becoming an apprentice, all in one place.
Apprenticeships
Find a short course or traineeship
If you’re considering fast tracking your career with a vocational course, consider Australia’s national training register. Here you can compare courses, access resources, search for a training program.
Training.gov.au
Moving out of home
With students based all around regional and rural Australia (some of them super remote), it’s no surprise that a large majority of our students must relocate for further study. The Good Universities Accommodation Guide offers some useful links for finding your next place to live.
Good Universities Guide
Calculate cost of living
From flat mates to furniture, figure it out before you move out. The Australian Government’s MoneySmart site has tips for managing the cost of moving out of home.
Money Smart
